Women paid tribute to a lesbian couple who had been arrested for holding hands. This arrest for "obscene behavior" took place on a tram in Melbourne, Australia in 1976. Fortunately, things have changed in forty years.

To pay this tribute, Celebrate Ageing, a group of women, met in Melbourne's trams to hold hands.

Catherine Barrett, organizer and director of Celebrate Ageing, said that it was very moving:

"We had 20 lesbian elders board the tram, and a group of LGBTI community members come to send us off.

"We also had a number of straight folks who heard about the project and wanted to come along to show their support.

"This was very moving and brought a number of us to tears."

She also added that women were still afraid to hold hands in public, by fear of people's reactions. Some of these women were straight.